Chapter 129
Evelyn’s POV
The second Liri dropped her pregnancy bombshell, I watched Leon’s face go from controlled anger to pure fury. His jaw clenched so hard I could see a muscle twitching.
“Liri, cut the bullshit right now, or I won’t show you any mercy,” Leon warned, his voice dangerously low.
Tears streamed down Liri’s face as she screamed, “Leon Robinson, you might not love me, but how can you deny your own child p>
She pointed her phone camera toward her stomach, continuing her theatrical performance.
“You sleep with a woman and walk away? What kind of CEO acts like this? Anyone thinking about investing in Robinson Capital should see this first p>
I caught the flash of triumph in Liri’s eyes beneath her tears. Looking at her behavior patterns and this sudden escalation, I got it immediately.
She was going for the insanity angle to escape legal consequences.
Of course. Classic move.
The moment she saw those victim testimonials blowing up social media, she probably cooked up this backup plan.
People with mental health issues often got more lenient treatment in court. By insisting she was pregnant when she obviously wasn’t, she could pull off a “delusional disorder” defense while trashing Leon’s reputation. Kill two birds with one stone.
I turned to Leon. “We need a private room for this mess p>
Our business talk about my research facility investment could wait. This needed to be handled first.
Leon nodded quickly. “Follow me p>
He led us to a nice lounge area just behind the main lobby, with a small kitchenette. The receptionist brought coffee for Leon and me, and even offered water to Liri despite her bullshit earlier.
“Where’s my coffee?” Liri snapped, setting up her phone on a tripod pointing straight at me.
I noticed she’d cranked the camera down to the crappiest quality, probably hoping to make me look worse. I almost smiled at her pathetic attempt. Even with poor lighting and garbage resolution, I knew my features would come through fine. Years of being judged on appearance had taught me not to give a damn about stuff like that.
The receptionist, clearly over Liri’s attitude, replied with fake sweetness, “Ma’am, pregnant women usually skip caffeine in the first trimester. Just looking out for your… condition p>
Liri glared at her. “I’m carrying the next Robinson heir. Don’t tell me what to do p>
The receptionist’s eye twitched as she reluctantly brought coffee for Liri.
During all this drama, I pulled out my phone, checking Summit Industries’ stock. It had crashed completely with zero recovery in sight. And here was Liri, still acting like a princess while her father was in the hospital after their company went under.
“This coffee sucks!” Liri whined.
Leon’s expression stayed completely cold as he told her, “Liri, you need to apologize for slandering about both Ms. Blackwell and me p>
“Ms. Blackwell?” Liri laughed nastily. “At the police station, wasn’t she your ’beloved’? Getting cold feet now that the camera’s rolling p>
She stuck her chin up, turning her nasty gaze toward me. “Home-wrecking bitch Evelyn, at least you know enough to hide those bastard kids at home. Too bad their classmates already know their mother’s a slut who steals other women’s men p>
Going full crazy, Liri seemed hell-bent on being as vile as possible.
When I didn’t react, she got even bolder.
I watched her meltdown calmly, spinning my phone between my fingers with a cold expression. When Liri paused for breath, looking triumphant, I finally spoke.
“Liri, faking crazy won’t help you escape what’s coming,” I said softly.
When she met my steady gaze, Liri’s eyes darted away nervously. “What are you talking about? I’m not faking anything p>
“Jenny Whitman,Tyler Matthews… Ring any bells?” I asked with a slight, knowing smile.
Liri scoffed dismissively. “Never heard of them. Why would I care about nobodies p>
Right then, the massive display screen covering the lounge wall suddenly flickered to life. Three young people appeared on screen, their formal statements against Liri playing on loop.
They talked about years of bullying, sabotage, and criminal behavior by Liri.
Below their videos were dozens more comments from others who had dealt with her firsthand.
The screen faced Liri directly, perfectly lined up to be captured by her livestream camera. Every word was clearly visible to her hundreds of thousands of viewers.
Liri’s eyes went wide in panic. “Turn it off! Turn that off right now p>
Leon just watched her coldly. This was Robinson Capital turf, her commands meant nothing here.
No one in the room listened to her demands. I leaned back easily, looking straight into her camera lens.
I could see that viewers’ comments were rapidly turning against Liri.
Seeing things go south, Liri frantically killed her livestream.
Almost right away, someone knocked and entered the room. It was a tech guy from the streaming platform Liri had been using.
With a quick nod from me, they set up an official company livestream. All the viewers from Liri’s dead stream instantly got notifications to join the new official broadcast. Plus, the stream was featured as a pop-up ad on the app, so anyone opening it would immediately see our feed.
In seconds, over a million viewers had joined.
The “beautiful homewrecker” scandal had been trending all week. Seeing both Liri and me in the same room guaranteed huge numbers.
With Leon’s okay, the room was cleared of extra personnel. A professional streaming team quickly set up decent equipment, transforming the lounge into a makeshift studio.
I got why this mattered. Liri’s original platform was funded by Summit Industries. Their moderators had been deleting any comments questioning her story or defending me. Viewers could only see what Liri wanted them to see.
But this platform was different.
I faced the camera directly, staying composed. “About Liri Johnson’s claims that I’m a homewrecker, I’d like to clear things up p>
I raised an eyebrow slightly, and the production team immediately showed a clip of Leon’s earlier explanation about his thing with Liri.
“Three days ago, I filed a defamation report with Ravenshade PD, and the case was documented with a report number,” I continued easily. “Anyone who doubts this can verify through the department’s public records request system p>
A screenshot appeared showing a legal document confirming my statement. Viewers could click the image to see the official case filing, and you could see their surprise in the comments.
“How did I miss this three days ago?” one viewer wrote.
“I saw it, but my comments about it got deleted,” another replied.
Obviously. Summit Industries made their money in media, especially dominating social media lately.
With Cyrus Johnson calling the shots, any news that made Liri look bad had been buried, their algorithms making sure barely anyone saw it.
Liri watched the real-time comments flying across the screen, her face going white as she collapsed into her chair.
“No, that’s not true,” she whispered, her voice suddenly tiny. “Leon is my fiancé! Elder Robinson promised he would bring us together p>